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Phillips, Thomas Spencer Vaughan "Tom Thumb"

Date of birth:
February 19th, 1888 (Falmouth-Cornwall, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
December 10th, 1941 (HMS Prince of Wales, South China Sea, near Kuantan, Malaysia)
Mentioned on:
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Nationality:
British

Biography

1903: Naval Cadet
1904: Midhsipman
15 July 1907: Acting Sub-Lieutenant
9 April 1908: Sub-Lieutenant
20 July 1909: Lieutenant
15 july 1916: Lieutenant Commander
1917: Acting Captain
30 June 1921: Commander
30 June 1927: Captain
10 Januay 1939: Rear Admiral
7 February 1940: Acting Vice Admiral
1941: Acting Admiral

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Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1937
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Vice-Admiral
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941

HM Birthday Honours
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, military division)

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